#HOME DESIGNER SUITE 2018 BUILD A DECK SOFTWARE#

For someone who is using the software 'for fun' and isn't inherently drawn to these kinds of toys, this would probably feel like too much work. Moving objects in particular was not very intuitive. Perspective: Homeowner with 3D modeling experience (but also awareness of usability/UX issues.) I last tried Google SketchUp about 4 years ago and found it very clunky. I've attached some photos from the HomeByMe blog to show what it can do. In the mean time I'll probably keep using HomeByMe, and save a new version every 10 minutes. Very interested in hearing about any other software that's around. It's a shame because it's a very nice piece of software. The company has been trying to fix it for about 2 months, so I'm nervous about investing any more time on it. HOWEVER, my project file has just become corrupted and I can no longer get the 3D views. The software is enjoyable to use if a little slow at times. Enough to do concept but IMHO I don't think it's good enough for interior design, even though that's what they're targeting. It doesn't do exteriors, and it's range of windows, doors, furniture and materials is fairly limited. For my current project I'm now using HomeByMe. If I were still on Windows 7 I'd still be using for my current project. Only supports a flat block of land, and can't do split levels or anything like that. Has a satisfactory furniture and materials library. The software is not really supported any more, and doesn't work in windows 8.

I then settled on MyVirtualHome, which was clunky but satisfactory, especially because you could walk around the house in first-person perspective, just like a computer game. Everything had to be extruded from a shape, and you ended up working with surfaces. I had a serious go at using Google SketchUp, but found it extremely difficult to move a wall once it was drawn. I'm not a professional, just wanted to play with ideas and show my architect. About 3 or 4 years ago I searched around for software to do this.

Home designer suite 2018 build a deck